J.a. Tozzoli

Enfield 1st Selectman

January 04, 2001

Joseph A. Tozzoli, the last first selectman of Enfield before the town switched to the council-manager form of government, died Saturday at Blair Manor in Enfield. He was 70.

Tozzoli's election in 1961 made him the town's first Republican first selectman in more than two decades. He was also its last. After pressing for a council-manager form of government, Tozzoli stepped down in 1963 when the town's form of government was changed.

Born in Hartford, Tozzoli moved to Enfield after serving in the Navy during World War II and the Air Force during the Korean War. After a sometimes-turbulent political career, Tozzoli opened a real estate business in Enfield and later moved to Somers.

Burial will be private. Leete-Stevens Enfield Chapels and Crematory is making arrangements.